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Granted Patent B2
US 8,382,351 · App. 13/004,073 · Granted Feb 26, 2013

Vehicle lamp

Inventors: Tomomi Ishikawa (Shizuoka, JP); Shigehiko Kazaoka (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,382,351
App. No.
13/004,073
Granted
Feb 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a vehicle lamp ( 1 ), a plurality of LED light sources ( 11 ) are arranged on a common substrate ( 12 ). A light guiding lens ( 13 ) elongated in a direction in which the LED light sources ( 11 ) are aligned is provided. A plurality of reflecting sections ( 22 ) are provided on the light guiding lens ( 13 ). The reflecting sections ( 22 ) are configured to individually reflect incident lights from the respective LED light sources ( 11 ) to a periphery of a vehicle. Respective directions of the reflecting sections ( 22 ) are made to differ in accordance with positions of the corresponding LED light sources ( 11 ).

Claims (31)

1. A vehicle lamp comprising:

a common substrate;

a plurality of LED light sources arranged on the common substrate;

a light guiding lens elongated in a direction in which the LED light sources are aligned, the plurality of the LED light sources arranged above the light guiding lens; and

a plurality of reflecting sections disposed on lower of the light guiding lens and configured to individually reflect incident lights from the respective LED light sources to a periphery of a vehicle, wherein respective directions of the reflecting sections are made to differ in accordance with positions of the corresponding LED light sources.

2. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein each of the LED light sources has an optical axis extending in a substantially vertical direction.

3. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light guiding lens includes:

a mounting portion by which the light guiding lens is attached to a housing of a door mirror; and

a hook portion by which the substrate is attached to the light guiding lens.

4. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reflecting sections are formed so as to direct further rearwards of the vehicle as the plurality of reflecting sections are spaced apart from a vehicle body.

5. A vehicle lamp comprising:

a common substrate;

a plurality of LED light sources arranged on the common substrate;

light guiding lens elongated in a direction in which the LED light sources are aligned;

a plurality of reflecting sections provided on the light guiding lens and configured to individually reflect incident lights from the respective LED light sources to a periphery of a vehicle, wherein respective directions of the reflecting sections are made to differ in accordance with positions of the corresponding LED light sources; and

an outer cover which covers the LED light sources and the light guiding lens,

wherein the outer cover includes:

a light transmission portion that transmits light emitted from the light guiding lens; and

a light cut-off portion that cuts off light directly emitted from the LED light sources.

6. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising an outer cover which covers the LED light sources and the light guiding lens, wherein a positioning structure for positioning the outer cover with respect to a housing of a door mirror is provided on the outer cover.

7. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein each of the reflecting sections reflects incident light from a substantially vertical direction to a substantially horizontal direction.

8. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the reflecting sections is equal to a number of the LED light sources.

9. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein each of the reflecting sections totally reflects incident light from a corresponding one of the LED light sources in a substantially horizontal direction.

10. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light guiding lens comprises incident portions comprising convex lenses on which light from the LED light source is incident individually.

11. The vehicle lamp according to claim 10 , wherein a number of the incident portions is equal to a number of the LED light sources.

12. A vehicle lamp comprising:

a common substrate;

a plurality of LED light sources arranged on the common substrate;

a light guiding lens elongated in a direction in which the LED light sources are aligned; and

a plurality of reflecting sections provided on the light guiding lens and configured to individually reflect incident lights from the respective LED light sources to a periphery of a vehicle, wherein respective directions of the reflecting sections are made to differ in accordance with positions of the corresponding LED light sources,

wherein each of the reflecting sections reflects incident light from a substantially vertical direction to a substantially horizontal direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2011
From: ISHIKAWA, TOMOMI; KAZAOKA, SHIGEHIKO
To: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025616/0421 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2010-005552 · Jan 14, 2010 · national
JP 2010-262664 · Nov 25, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110170307A1 · Jul 14, 2011